Nova..that sinking feeling..

Max Headroom · 11-11-2011 11:35AM #1

I'm confused as to why ,with all the back slapping over the jnlr figures that Nova has "lost" so many dj's in its first year...Enda,Hugh,Louise..and now i hear John Power is abandoning ship.....Its clear who's really running the station...and it aint Kevin....

real rocker · 11-11-2011 12:53PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

I'm confused as to why ,with all the back slapping over the jnlr figures that Nova has "lost" so many dj's in its first year...Enda,Hugh,Louise..and now i hear John Power is abandoning ship.....Its clear who's really running the station...and it aint Kevin....

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY ABANDONED SHIP?
QUICK TURNAROUND SEEMS TO BE FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH ON RADIO NOW WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.

bigneacy · 11-11-2011 02:23PM

real rocker wrote: »

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY ABANDONED SHIP?
QUICK TURNAROUND SEEMS TO BE FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH ON RADIO NOW WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.

No need to shout.

Max Headroom · 11-11-2011 05:33PM

real rocker wrote: »

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY ABANDONED SHIP?
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..I think .."its our way or the highway"....is the attitude on Nova...wonder who'll be next to not agree with their music policy..:eek:

bbability · 13-11-2011 10:30AM

Who cares about the "in-house" politics. I rather like the Nova Music playlist at the minute.

For me Greg Gaughran and Marty Miller are the best presenters on Nova.

smcgiff · 13-11-2011 10:38AM

Max Headroom wrote: »

..I think .."its our way or the highway"....is the attitude on Nova...wonder who'll be next to not agree with their music policy..:eek:

What a strange way to run a company eh :rolleyes:

And this thread

real rocker · 13-11-2011 05:31PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

..I think .."its our way or the highway"....is the attitude on Nova...wonder who'll be next to not agree with their music policy..:eek:

Thanks for clarification. Highway To Hell anyone?

Declan A Walsh · 13-11-2011 09:05PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

I'm confused as to why ,with all the back slapping over the jnlr figures that Nova has "lost" so many dj's in its first year...Enda,Hugh,Louise..and now i hear John Power is abandoning ship.....Its clear who's really running the station...and it aint Kevin....

This is all supposition I suspect. Enda Murphy, we were told initially, had moved behind the scenes to concentrate on sales, one of his areas of expertise I understand. Bear in mind that Bay Broadcasting are shareholders in both Radio Nova and 4FM, so his move could well have been a strategic move - more for the benefit of 4FM.

Hugh O'Brien's hallmark since the late '80s has been to be involved in the initial lineups of stations, during weekends, and leave after about a year. He has a fulltime job as solicitor. He left Century Radio before it had left the stage. He was with Lite FM for its first year and likewise with Dublin's Country 106.8.

I thought I heard Louise Maloney's voice being used for something only yesterday, although I have to accept that she his no longer a presenter if you say so.

I heard John Power this morning - "Flashback" now includes the slot previously occupied by Hugh O'Brien. When is John leaving Nova?

As said by another poster, turnarounds in stations are hardly a revelation. In fact, the core lineup in Radio Nova has not changed that much - Greg Gaughren, Pat Courtenay, Marty Miller, Mike Maloney, Carol Dooley and Pat James are all still there. Rick Wakeman is still recording his bits for Saturday evenings and Barry Egan is still interviewing. That said, is Breffni Clack still involved? I haven't heard her for a while now. Initially, as well as newsreading, she presented "Flashback", but then the latter role was dropped.

By the way, who's really running the station ??

Sids Not · 14-11-2011 09:34AM

If you go to the Nova site and click on "Programme schedule".. click on the shows..there are some that dont open up...maybe these people are next to go.....looks like theyre slowly weeding out the talent..

BTW..Declan, you didnt mention Dee..she's a good presenter with a good knowledge of music...better than Miller anyday....and easier on the eye/ears..:p

captain caveman · 14-11-2011 03:02PM

It also seems they've a huge turn-over in other staff... I see a posting for a job in production for Nova again. This must be the 3rd time this has been up since launch?

Zulu · 14-11-2011 03:07PM

...and they've included Alana Morrisette into the play list.

Going downhill rapidly.

Shame.

maximoose · 14-11-2011 03:13PM

Zulu wrote: »

...and they've included Alana Morrisette into the play list.

Going downhill rapidly.

Shame.

I stopped listening to Nova a few months ago, playlist is far far too repetitive and feels like it's the same bloody songs every time I put it on in the car.

Sids Not · 14-11-2011 06:17PM

captain caveman wrote: »

It also seems they've a huge turn-over in other staff... I see a posting for a job in production for Nova again. This must be the 3rd time this has been up since launch?

TBH i think theyre all over the place...., I heard JP was leaving too.....Theyre going to be left with only a couple of DJ's soon.....maybe thats her their cunning plan...;)

Declan A Walsh · 14-11-2011 10:44PM

Sids Not wrote: »

If you go to the Nova site and click on "Programme schedule".. click on the shows..there are some that dont open up...maybe these people are next to go.....looks like theyre slowly weeding out the talent..

BTW..Declan, you didnt mention Dee..she's a good presenter with a good knowledge of music...better than Miller anyday....and easier on the eye/ears..:p

I omitted Dee Woods because I was referring to the original lineup of presenters who are still there. Initially, Dee was a newsreader, or at least thats when I first heard her on Nova. Dee was the first replacement for Breffni Clack on Flashback and then replaced Enda in the evenings.

I do like her style and indeed her looks!

Radio Nova has to be a general catchall rock station in order to get the listeners and seems to be getting a lot of positive feedback. I know plenty of people out there who are quite happy with the general music mix. Not everybody is as precious about music as some of us here are (including me)!

Zulu · 15-11-2011 08:57AM

Yea, but Alanis Moressette????

Max Headroom · 15-11-2011 02:46PM

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

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Radio Nova has to be a general catchall rock station in order to get the listeners and seems to be getting a lot of positive feedback. I know plenty of people out there who are quite happy with the general music mix. Not everybody is as precious about music as some of us here are (including me)!

I know plenty of people who listen too (self included but only limited shows) but its only because its a bit different to what else thats on and they all say the same thing about the repetition...it seems the only ones not listening to Nova are Nova....

Zulu wrote: »

Yea, but Alanis Moressette????

Think you'll find more tripe like this in the future playlists...a la Ms.Dooley..;)

Trick of the Tail · 15-11-2011 07:24PM

I don't think its fair or accurate to blame the likes of A. Morisette on Carol Dooley.

Whats in the playlist isn't part of her purview.

A.

Sids Not · 15-11-2011 07:57PM

alinton wrote: »

I don't think its fair or accurate to blame the likes of A. Morisette on Carol Dooley.

Whats in the playlist isn't part of her purview.

A.

Very nieve of you to think this.......:p

Trick of the Tail · 16-11-2011 11:25AM

Its not naive at all, its factual.

Carol Dooley isn't programme controller or head of music.

A.

Declan A Walsh · 16-11-2011 11:18PM

alinton wrote: »

Its not naive at all, its factual.

Carol Dooley isn't programme controller or head of music.

A.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Carol Dooley is PD and Greg Gaughren is the music controller. This mix of music begins to make sense when you consider Greg was with 98FM, Century Radio, Rock 104/FM1O4, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and East Coast FM..... a very wide spread to be expected and quite a lot of easily predicted tunes during the daytime schedule.

Unlike us, they cannot afford to be too precious about their music, in order to keep the listeners. I would worry, though, if they sound too much like the old Rock104. Rock104 was a stage in the life of a station which was licenced to play commercial music and, as such, could stretch the meaning of "rock" as much as it wanted. Nova, on the other hand, has a more specific licence. In other words, Rock104 was a rebranded station to be rock-oriented while Radio Nova is a rock station.

Fuzzy Clam · 17-11-2011 01:22AM

Nova is not a rock station. It was branded (I think) as classic rock. There seems to be a shift recently to "guitar based" music.Just listen to their promo. So not strictly "rock".
If I recall, Alanis Morissette has been on the playlist since the start.

Why does Marty still need to remind us of his name and station every link? Does my head in. The weakest link IMO.

IrishHomer · 17-11-2011 01:24AM

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Carol Dooley is PD and Greg Gaughren is the music controller. This mix of music begins to make sense when you consider Greg was with 98FM, Century Radio, Rock 104/FM1O4, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and East Coast FM..... a very wide spread to be expected and quite a lot of easily predicted tunes during the daytime schedule.

Unlike us, they cannot afford to be too precious about their music, in order to keep the listeners. I would worry, though, if they sound too much like the old Rock104. Rock104 was a stage in the life of a station which was licenced to play commercial music and, as such, could stretch the meaning of "rock" as much as it wanted. Nova, on the other hand, has a more specific licence. In other words, Rock104 was a rebranded station to be rock-oriented while Radio Nova is a rock station.

Don't think Greg was ever with 98FM or Century.......

He was a long time veteran of the classic pirates (Nova/Q102 etc.)back in the 80's.

Sids Not · 17-11-2011 09:26AM

Given Dooley's radio experience its suprising that the music on Nova is so poor....for some reason she seems to have the last say , maybe the lads are afraid of her....

She clearly doesnt give a "toss" about the audience....:p

Trick of the Tail · 17-11-2011 10:05AM

Geoff O'Brien is PD.

Your comments about Carol Dooley are clearly inaccurate and unfair.

A.

Sids Not · 17-11-2011 10:28AM

alinton wrote: »

Geoff O'Brien is PD.

Your comments about Carol Dooley are clearly inaccurate and unfair.

A.

Andy, give her a job on Zenith then will ya ?...........:D

jaydeep · 17-11-2011 03:08PM

Nova was great when it kicked off,but like all things novelty that is exactly what it becomes.

I can't listen to the same burnt out dad rock ****e every 4 hours. Dj's that can't speak for more then 22 seconds, and the over all feel of the station for me is " I just don't want to be here".

Nova " seriously overweight , bad body odour, balding, northside Dublin taxi driver music "

Zulu · 17-11-2011 03:13PM

Bullshit, everyone knows thats Q102.

Losty Dublin · 17-11-2011 04:35PM

IrishHomer wrote: »

Don't think Greg was ever with 98FM or Century.......

Greg worked afternoons on 98FM from it's opening day until the end of May 1991. He then moved to Century where he did 3PM-5:45PM weekdays and Sunday's. He was the last ever DJ on the station when they closed in November 1991.

Declan A Walsh · 17-11-2011 07:01PM

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

Nova is not a rock station. It was branded (I think) as classic rock. There seems to be a shift recently to "guitar based" music.Just listen to their promo. So not strictly "rock".
If I recall, Alanis Morissette has been on the playlist since the start.

Radio Nova won the licence for the classic rock statipn covering Dublin and its commuter belt. Surely, that is a kind of "rock station" or am I missing something in the definition?

Max Headroom · 17-11-2011 07:24PM

Think you'll find the WHOLE list of artists on here.....Alison Morrisette is a bonus track I think....:p

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All lies............

Fuzzy Clam · 17-11-2011 08:06PM

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Radio Nova won the licence for the classic rock statipn covering Dublin and its commuter belt. Surely, that is a kind of "rock station" or am I missing something in the definition?

I was being specific.:o

If you recall when Nova started, there were a few complaints here about the lack of certain rock bands on the playlist. The reason is that many people thought it was rock station in the broad sense.

Nova..that sinking feeling..

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